City In Review: Chicago

North Park · Then vs Now

North Park: 2024-12 vs 2025-12

A side-by-side look at how North Park shifted between two periods.

2024-12 2025-12 Change
Building permits 10 10 0%
Construction value ($) $652,823 $1,795,631 +175%
New business licenses 8 10 +25%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 281 375 +33%
Reported crimes 75 70 -7%
Violent crimes 22 14 -36%
Failed food inspections 3 0 -100%

2024-12

North Park logs $653k in permits on eight express filings

North Park pulled 10 permits in December, down from 15, but their combined value hit $653k—up 17%. Eight were express permits; two covered renovations. Service requests dropped 22%, graffiti removal and abandoned vehicle complaints tied at 29 apiece. Violent crime inched from 20 to 22 incidents. Three food establishments failed inspection, up from one.

2025-12

North Park permit value hits $1.8M in December

North Park logged $1.8 million in construction permits in December, up 352% from November's $397k. The spike came from at least one big-ticket project among the month's ten permits, which included a new-construction job. Four permits came through the express program, four were renovation/alteration work, and one was for signage. Service requests dropped 14%, crime fell 16%, and violent offenses were down a third. Snow complaints topped the 311 board with 48 reports, trailed by potholes and ice removal requests. No businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-12

  • HOANH LONG RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DCI (Limited Business License)
  • Joong Boo Warehouse Market (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ANGEL'S CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC. (Limited Business License)
  • Accounting Solutions Ltd (Limited Business License)
  • CHEZ ADELE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BLUE RIBBON TAXI ASSOCIATION INC. (Affiliation)
  • CHICAGO TAXI AFFILIATION LLC dba KOAM TAXI ASSOCIATION (Affiliation)

New businesses — 2025-12

  • DOMINO'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Sissy's Sandwich (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MONTROSE CEMETERY CO (Regulated Business License)
  • ANGELS TAX SERVICES LLC (Limited Business License)
  • KO HAIR STUDIO (Limited Business License)
  • BOHEMIAN NATL CEMETERY AS (Regulated Business License)
  • TRAVEL SERVICES AND IMMIGRATION PUBLIC SERVICES (Regulated Business License)
  • FAIZA CHICAGO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CHICAGO TAXI AFFILIATION LLC dba KOAM TAXI ASSOCIATION (Affiliation)
  • BLUE RIBBON TAXI ASSOCIATION INC. (Affiliation)